text_original: But he and his son were killed in 811 in an expedition against the Bulgarians, and a series of emperors successively seized the throne, none THE ICONOCLASTIC EMPERORS 143 f them holding it long, till Michael the Amorian, a irbulent soldier, was raised to power in 820.
text_transcription: BUT HE AND HIS SON WERE KILLED IN EIGHT ELEVEN IN AN EXPEDITION AGAINST THE BULGARIANS AND A SERIES OF EMPERORS SUCCESSIVELY SEIZED THE THRONE NONE OF THEM HOLDING IT LONG TILL MICHAEL THE AMORIAN A TURBULENT SOLDIER WAS RAISED TO POWER IN EIG
phonemes: bˌʌt hiː ænd hɪz sˈʌn wɜː kˈɪld ɪn ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən ɪn ɐn ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən ɐɡˈɛnst ðə bʌlɡˈɛɹiənz, ænd ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ˈɛmpɚɹɚz səksˈɛsɪvli sˈiːzd ðə θɹˈoʊn, nˈʌn ðɪ ˌaɪkənəklˈæstɪk ˈɛmpɚɹɚz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi θɹˈiː ˈɛf ðˌɛm hˈoʊldɪŋ ɪt lˈɔŋ, tˈɪl mˈaɪkəl ðɪ æmˈɔːɹiən, ɐ ˈɜːbjʊlənt sˈoʊldʒɚ, wʌz ɹˈeɪzd tə pˈaʊɚɹ ɪn ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti.